Mark Conzett’s letter to the editor in Wednesday’s newspaper (Feb. 21) explained perfectly why this country is in such a …
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Robin Skogman Letters to the Editor Feb. 25, 2024 6:00 am658d ago
Mark Conzett’s letter to the editor in Wednesday’s newspaper (Feb. 21) explained perfectly why this country is in such a …
Laurie Zaiger Letters to the Editor Feb. 25, 2024 6:00 am658d ago
The Gazette opinion editors hit a new low when they decided to publish the Mallard Fillmore comic strip on Feb. …
Joan Thorson
Letters to the Editor Feb. 25, 2024 6:00 am658d ago
I couldn’t agree more with Mike Hlas (Feb. 15, “A moment to make Iowa proud as peacocks,” page 1B). Fans …
Annamarie Marcalus
Letters to the Editor Feb. 25, 2024 6:00 am658d ago
Peacock is not family friendly — it has raunchy commercials. Peacock has more commercials than cable or dish. Peacock uses …
Kevin Melsha
Letters to the Editor Feb. 25, 2024 6:00 am658d ago
With all of the recent rulings that life starts at conception, why does one have to wait till the child …
Tom Persoon
Letters to the Editor Feb. 25, 2024 6:00 am658d ago
The Iowa Senate passed a bill (SF 2116) that makes driving in the left lane of double lane highway a …
Charles Cizio
Letters to the Editor Feb. 25, 2024 6:00 am658d ago
Keith Whitley’s and Alison Krauss’s renditions of “When you say nothing at all” got me thinking about Trump. Here’s a …
David Duer
Letters to the Editor Feb. 25, 2024 5:00 am658d ago
I’m alarmed to see that Iowa GOP lawmakers are advancing House Study Bill 675, which would permit school staff to …
Michael Hall
Letters to the Editor Feb. 23, 2024 6:00 am660d ago
I recently saw a political cartoon in The Gazette by Clay Bennett, and was extremely disappointed in The Gazette for …
Mark Conzett
Letters to the Editor Feb. 22, 2024 7:51 am661d ago
Grassley and Ernst are up to no good again! While our southern border remains open, another $95 billion “national security” …
Paul Deaton
Letters to the Editor Feb. 22, 2024 7:50 am661d ago
I have been following with interest The Gazette coverage of House Study Bill 697. Partly because voting affects every Iowan. …
Carolyn Stephenson
Letters to the Editor Feb. 20, 2024 6:00 am663d ago
The proposed legislation to codify definitions of sex, male and female, isn’t about defining biological differences. It’s gender identity discrimination. …
David Nolte
Letters to the Editor Feb. 19, 2024 4:30 am664d ago
As a retired Army Chaplain (COL) I very much want to comment on Justin Scott’s Feb. 6 letter to the …
Patricia Lahr
Letters to the Editor Feb. 19, 2024 4:30 am664d ago
Before Cedar Rapids offers tax incentives to a company to build a data center, I would like more information about …
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